Mindset in Motion (MIM)

"'Johnny', in Fredericton, is a marketing student and we're going to match him with 'Bob', the IT student, who's in Miramichi, and together they'll solve something that needs to be solved."- John Wishart, CEO, The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Moncton

Hear from Craig Dixon, Project Coordinator at the University of New Brunswick, Dr. Sarah King, Director, Experiential Education, the University of New Brunswick, and John Wishart, Chief Executive Officer, The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Moncton, on how Future NB developed, adds value, empowers relationship-building for long-term success, and can serve as a reflection of cultural values to build a more inclusive and interconnected provincial approach to career readiness and international recruitment.

 As beautifully put by Sarah (King), "A rising tide raises all boats". 

*Future NB is a provincial implementation of Orbis' Outcome Campus Connect.

How we talk about our activities matters to students. It also matters to everyone else up the line, including campus leaders and likely, your provincial and federal governments. 

We talk more about the role of funding and approaches to managing funded programs in this episode of Mindset in Motion, with our guest Dr. Kim Elias-Cartwright from the University of Toronto.

In this episode, Bill speaks with Lizzy King, Interim Director, Michigan State University Union and Senior Sales and Services Manager, from Michigan State University, about her new book chapter focusing on the prototyping elements of MSU’s experiential record. Yes, the technology prototypes were key, but this conversation is insightful when Lizzy addresses the questions: 

- How do you prototype new relationships needed when implementing a new experiential record?

- Could relationships improve if different stakeholders understood their need to collaborate?  

Tune in for insights on prototyping in post-secondary!

In this episode, Bill speaks with Elyse Leblanc and Joe Baker, discussing how the tourism and hospitality industries are innovating to support post-secondary students and graduates with opportunities to gain skills and get hired.

Elyse Leblanc is the Manager, Talent Acquisition, North and Central America, for Accor hotels and has a career in human resources that spans over a decade.

Joe Baker is a passionate leader within Canada’s tourism, hospitality and education sectors. He is a vocal advocate for a resilient, inclusive, future-forward industry. He is currently working with Tourism HR Canada on their student work placement program called Propel.

Listen in to learn about Joe and Elyse, and their first-hand insights on how the tourism and hospitality industries are working to attract and retain the right talent to rapidly grow and adapt.

Dr. Michael DeGagné is the President and CEO of Indspire, Canada's largest charity supporting Indigenous students, education, and excellence. He is also the former President and Vice Chancellor of Yukon University, President and Vice Chancellor of Nipissing University, Executive Director of the Healing Foundation, and Executive of the Federal Government of Canada. Needless to say, Michael brings a wealth of experience, research, and insights to this community and we're grateful he took the time to share with us.

In our latest Mindset in Motion episode, "Building Belonging," Michael teaches us about his work and learnings throughout a seasoned career dedicated to understanding how we can better support students, particularly Indigenous students, for success by building a post-secondary ecosystem empowering students to see themselves and their identities within it.

In this episode of Mindset in Motion, Bill speaks with Krystle Paskaruk, coordinator of work-integrated learning at University College of the North about her thinking, design, and implementation of a comprehensive career development framework. 

With 18 years of experience and a keen strategic eye for what's next in career-readiness deployment, Krystle guides us through her reasoning for adapting the delivery of career development supports at University College of the North and why commitment to seeing learning outcomes through to 'real world impact' is meaningful - particularly for students and graduates at UCN, located more remotely and in-large representing age groups 35+.

Enjoy!

In this episode of Mindset in Motion (MIM), Bill Heinrich, Orbis' Director of Mindset, speaks with Justin Andrews and Fahmida Shaily Islam, two graduates of The University of Toronto. Justin and Fahmida are also members of Orbis' Outcome Campus Connect (OCC) Student and Graduate Journalist Team, a group of students and graduates empowering the voice of the OCC platform by writing about their post-secondary and career-search experiences or interviewing those who are working in the field.  Tune in to hear reflections on the student and graduate journey to apply what has been learned in-class in real life, gain skills and experience, and get hired. 

In this episode, Bill is joined by Zoë Mills, our Communications, Content, and Brand Strategist at Orbis.

For questions or comments on this episode, connect with Bill: [email protected]

Our latest Mindset in Motion episode discusses the kinds of data we collect about our students (and the types we don't) and how we analyze and deliver this data to tell stories about our students' identities and learning patterns. Tune in to hear Sarah Wills, Manager, Integrated Learning and Assessment, Western University, and Jeff Burrow, Vice-provost, Innovations in Undergraduate Education, University of Toronto, speaking with Bill Heinrich, our Director of Mindset, on the importance of thoughtful data delivery and building narratives that are representative of your student's unique identities and ways of knowing.

In this Mindset in Motion episode, Bill is joined by Jan Basso, Assistant Vice-President: Experiential Learning & Career Development at Wilfrid Laurier University, and Katherine St. Louis, Associate Director, Resources and Operations in Experiential Learning and Career Development, also at Wilfrid Laurier University, who guide Mindset through the evolution of the Laurier Experience platform.

Join us as we provide an expert-articulated account of the development, adaptation, and measurement of one of Canada's largest curricular and co-curricular programs, and learn a thing or two about how to successfully deliver institutional commitments to students along the way.

Who are you? What are you good at?

Brien Convery, our featured speaker in this episode of Mindset in Motion, kick-starts this podcast with the poignant observation that people tend to lead with what they do, not who they are.  Brien goes on to explain that he is someone who is a creator and a builder, someone who takes risks and navigates his life with authenticity. When these innate strengths are aligned, he explains that he feels best equipped to add value to meaningful conversations.

As a part of the team at Royal Bank of Canada, Brien’s title, National Director, Early Talent Communities and Inclusive Recruitment, Canada, allows him to do what he does best – connect with people and strategically work to build a more supportive, inclusive, and impactful approach to early talent recruitment. Defined as a ‘Universal Student Experience,” Brien and his team took pen to paper to explore the student journey from post-secondary experience to work and found that the attraction and engagement phase of the equation had room for improvement. The ‘recruitment’ piece, upon further definition, is the process but the ‘attraction and engagement’ piece is the student-centered, as we say at Orbis ‘people-first,’ approach to holistically support the next generation of talent. Brien’s thirty-year career working for businesses, both public and private, worldwide, and his trailblazing role at RBC lend him the experience and insights fundamental to a deeper understanding of the student recruitment landscape. Tune in to hear more from Brien, and how institutions, employers, and students can benefit from a holistic, human-first approach to early talent recruitment and a greater understanding of competency development and experiential learning.

Thank you, Brien! We're grateful for your time, work, and insights.

If you have any thoughts or questions on this podcast and want to explore these topics further please don’t hesitate to reach out to our team.